Microglia-containing human brain organoids for the study of brain development and pathology

W Zhang, J Jiang, Z Xu, H Yan, B Tang, C Liu… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system, playing critical roles in
brain development and homeostasis. Increasing evidence has implicated microglia …

Human iPSC-derived glia models for the study of neuroinflammation

N Stöberl, E Maguire, E Salis, B Shaw… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is a complex biological process that plays a significant role in various
brain disorders. Microglia and astrocytes are the key cell types involved in inflammatory …

Modeling developmental brain diseases using human pluripotent stem cells-derived brain organoids–progress and perspective

A Bhattacharya, WWY Choi, J Muffat, Y Li - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Developmental brain diseases encompass a group of conditions resulting from genetic or
environmental perturbations during early development. Despite the increased research …

[HTML][HTML] Tools for studying human microglia: In vitro and in vivo strategies

AS Warden, C Han, E Hansen, S Trescott… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microglia may only represent 10% of central nervous system (CNS) cells but they perform
critical roles in development, homeostasis and neurological disease. Microglia are also …

Human Brain Organoids in Migraine Research: Pathogenesis and Drug Development

P Gazerani - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human organoids are small, self-organized, three-dimensional (3D) tissue cultures that
have started to revolutionize medical science in terms of understanding disease, testing …

Modeling neuro-immune interactions using human pluripotent stem cells

A Garcia-Epelboim, KM Christian - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Human pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into cell types that are representative of
the central nervous system. Under specific culture conditions, these cells can be induced to …

[HTML][HTML] Bioengineering the human spinal cord

NR Iyer, RS Ashton - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Three dimensional, self-assembled organoids that recapitulate key developmental and
organizational events during embryogenesis have proven transformative for the study of …

Human iPSC-derived brain organoids: A 3D mini-brain model for studying HIV infection

Z Wei, B Bodnar, RT Zhao, Q Xiao, S Saribas… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The brain is one of the important reservoir sites for HIV persistent/latent infection that often
leads to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). However, HIV dynamics in the …

[HTML][HTML] The future of 3D brain cultures in developmental neurotoxicity testing

HT Hogberg, L Smirnova - Frontiers in Toxicology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human brain is undoubtedly the most complex organ in the body. Thus, it is difficult to
develop adequate and at the same time human relevant test systems and models to cover …

Current progress of cerebral organoids for modeling Alzheimer's disease origins and mechanisms

S Sreenivasamurthy, M Laul, N Zhao… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that has emerged as
a leading risk factor for dementia associated with increasing age. Two‐dimensional (2D) cell …